The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, November 21, 1943
Waning Crescent
34.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 AM
3:20 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.1%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 258
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 288.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.4° / 245.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 18m / 7.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.19° / 3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.41° / -3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.63° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.